Added to the Crated Gallery

Went through some of my older shots today and developed them to put up for sale in my Crated Gallery.Not a lot of order to them just as I got them finished.


So if you would like these or one of the many others I have listed visit my Crated Gallery and have a look.

New Place For Coffee (new for me)

Well, this morning I went bopping over to my usual morning workspace at Cumberland Coffee Roasters and found it closed. Not sure why, probably something to do with the school closing and the kids being home. I can understand that.But it left me with a quandary. Where do I hang out and do the work I was planning, and more importantly where do I get a good cup of coffee. So I ventured off the beaten path to a little shop out toward Rockfish, Detour Coffee House. I had been here a few times before for some meet ups and remembered that their coffee was good. I was not disappointed, I got a cup of the Sumatra and it was very good. I like the atmosphere also, kind of a mix of warm setting with a modern flare. So that is where I am, thought I would share a few shots of the place while I am here:





I set out this morning to finish the images that I made yesterday in our "SnowStorm". After tedious manipulating and tweaking, here is what I have done.

FYI Detour has a great Chi Latte also....=o)

More From Charlotte

I got to work on some more of the shots from the weekend this morning. I had fun with some of them. The ones of the church really came out intense, but cool. soo here they are:



Here are some of the NoDa. I really had a good time with these .................Enjoy!



Told you I had fun. There are still more that I may develop later we'll see.

Just a few more that I worked on this morning.

Sun Rise through The Market House

This event only happens twice a year, On Nov 11 and Jan 29. You can get the shots the day either side of those days. But the optimum days are the 11th and 29th. The famous shot, of the sun rising through the arches of the Market House here in Fayetteville, was taken by Johnny Horne of the Fayetteville Observer. Since that shot appeared people have come in the early hours of the morning to make their own iconic photo. This morning was no different, as the sun began to rise the excitement in the little crowd of photographers rose, and shutters whirled. Yes, I was down there also in the mix, well at least at the fringes. I had decided that while this is a great photo, that I would concentrate more on the people who came to capture it. So here are my images from this morning.



Sharon even got caught up in the excitement.



I also did some in color:



Thought this was a cool shot of Sharon's phone with the Market House in focus.



Johnny Horne was in attendance, perhaps watching a student from his Fundamentals of Digital Photography class.



Well, of course I didn't go all the way down there this morning and not get a shot of the show.



Sharon and I got down there this morning about 0645 or so, and I had time to get a couple of shots of the Market House and this one light pole's shadow that Sharon pointed out to me.



This was a great time and I am glad that I made it downtown for it. I plan to be there again at the Nov. and Jan. next year events.